A New Phosphorylcholine-Coated Polymethylpentene Oxygenator for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Preliminary Experience
Phosphorylcholine coating has a major role in the improvement of biocompatibility, durability and antihrombogenicity of the circuit for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Early Restoration of Atrial Contractility After New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Off-Pump Coronary Revascularization
Short-term anticoagulation may be sufficient for the prevention of thromboembolic events in patients who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and experienced new-onset AF because right and left atrial contractility was restored early after sinus conversion.
Accounting for the Relationship Between Per Diem Cost and LOS When Estimating Hospitalization Costs
Hospitalization costs in clinical trials are typically derived by multiplying the length of stay (LOS) by an average per-diem (PD) cost from external sources. This paper describes how to model the relationship between PD cost and LOS using flexible statistical modelling techniques.
Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Current Status and Prospects
Advancing robot technology has a possibility to markedly change general thoracic surgery.
Blood Transfusion During Heart Surgery. A Retrospective Nested Case-Control Study
In this cohort of patients, intraoperative transfusion might independently predict higher risk of early acute kidney damage, prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation, and a need for haemodynamic support, and reduced short term survival (adjusted OR for mortality: 1.30; 95% CI: 1.19-1.42), and longer hospital stays (4 days longer).
Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery and Coronary Angiography on the Same Day
Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery is a multifactorial event; surgery on the same day of angiography significantly increases the risk of AKI, and limiting this practice results in a containment of the postoperative AKI incidence.
The New York Risk Score for In-Hospital and 30-Day Mortality for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
The risk score is a simple way of estimating short-term mortality that accurately predicts mortality in the year the model was developed as well as in the previous year. Perioperative complications and length of stay are also well predicted by the risk score.
Optimal Timing of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Acute Myocardial Infarction
We conducted a review of the literature to better understand the timing, scope, and risks of surgical coronary revascularization after an acute myocardial infarction.
Continuous In-Line Blood Gas Monitoring: CON (EP Video)
Timothy Dickinson discusses the cons of continuous In-Line blood gas monitoring (9:16 minutes).
Building a Culture of Safety in the OR (EP Video)
Dr. Richard Prager discusses the process of building a culture of safety in the OR (25:36 minutes).
PIRS as a QA and QI Tool (EP Video)
Jane Ottens discusses the use of PIRS as a QA and QI Tool (29:45 minutes).
Transitioning an ECMO Team from Roller to Centrifugal Pumps (EP Video)
Carmen Giacomuzzi discusses the process of transitioning from roller pumps to centrifugal pumps for ECMO (26:47 minutes).